Open Letter to the WHO Calls for Leadership on Harm Reduction
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This weekend, the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) published an open letter to the World Health Organisation (WHO), calling for…
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The Overdose Crisis Is a Drug Policy Crisis
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On Sunday 31st August the global drug community marked International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD). Globally, the day is an opportunity…
Will China’s Nitazenes Ban Work?
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This is the second part in a two-part series on China’s new generic ban on the chemical class of nitazene…
“Playing Whack-a-Mole”: A History of China’s Drug Bans
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This article series is a deep-dive into the Chinese nitazenes ban that has just taken effect at the beginning of…
The Opium Balloon: Taliban Crackdown Moves Opium Market to Pakistan
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Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban have sought to completely eradicate the opium market by banning poppy cultivation…
Ethylbromazolam – The New Global Benzodiazepine
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On 17 January, the Welsh drug testing service WEDINOS received a sample of what was purchased off the illegal market…
Exploring Iran’s History of Drug Use and Prohibition
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As the sun set over an ancient riverside town in Iran, I was sat down with Sam (not his real…
Virtuous Drug Use: How Certain Drug Taking Becomes Acceptable
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In traditional philosophical and theological debates, sobriety is usually thought of as virtuous, while the non-medical use of drugs is…
Is There a Place for AI in Harm Reduction?
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The recent launch of Drugbot, a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool from British drug treatment charity Cranstoun, has highlighted how…
The Reality of Harm Reduction in Hong Kong
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The global drug policy landscape is becoming increasingly polarised: some countries are moving towards legalising and decriminalising drug use and…
Europe Remains Safe Despite Growing Afghan Heroin Adulteration
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Three years after Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Taliban, announced his religious edict banning poppy cultivation, Afghan…
The Future of Drug Policy After USAID Defunding
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The harm reduction world is still reeling from the after-shocks of the global health disruption caused by the Trump regime’s…